Chapel Hill, NC housing market
The typical Chapel Hill home is worth about $631,000, down 0.7% in a year, 88% above the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 34 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chapel Hill compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Chapel Hill at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.4 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Chapel Hill | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $359,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $375,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $394,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $406,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $437,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $521,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $583,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $620,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $637,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $634,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $631,000 | $335,000 |
Chapel Hill and its neighbors
7.3 years of income
The typical Chapel Hill home costs about 7.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How Chapel Hill ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.